WSM5180

Sex, power, self: feminist interventions in contemporary discourse

Offered subject to approval

Dr Denise Cuthbert, Dr Helen Johnson and Dr Maryanne Dever

8 or 12 points
* 2 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton

Objectives As for WSM4180, with the additional objectives that students should develop a more comprehensive and sophisticated understanding of the central debates in contemporary feminism and of the methodolical and epistemological debates concerning feminist research.

Synopsis As for WSM4180, with the additional synopsis of a significant theoretical engagement with issues of postmodernity and politics as they are played out within contemporary feminisms.

Assessment (8 points) Seminar participation: 20%
* A short applied research task (2000 words): 30%
* A long research essay based on seminar presentation, and on a topic relevant to the student's research interests (4000 words): 50%
Assessment (12 points) As for WSM4180 (for pre-1998 students only)

Recommended reading

A reading pack and reading list will be available from the Centre for Women's Studies.